Kelly Defends Client Mistakenly Charged with Riot, Assault and Disorderly Conduct; Expunges all Records

Kelly Keegan’s client called her after learning from an online newspaper that she had apparently been charged by the City of Minneapolis with Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree Riot, Misdemeanor Fifth Degree Assault (both fear and harm) and Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct for allegedly assaulting a journalist at a protest in downtown Minneapolis. After determining that the charges that first appeared online were real, Kelly sat down with her client to prepare her defense. Kelly’s client had been out of town on a family camping trip on the day of the alleged incident and had an airtight alibi as to her whereabouts. Kelly and her client gave press conferences to various news outlets, blasting the City of Minneapolis for shoddy police work and mistakenly charging her client. Kelly also presented the evidence to the prosecutor, who admitted his mistake and dismissed the charges. Kelly then expunged the public court records of the mistaken charges. A Hennepin County judge granted the request with the result that all records of the mistaken charges have been expunged and the client can move forward without the stigma associated with a criminal record.